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Infant dies following carbon-monoxide call

Mother, three-year-old taken to Toronto hospital where their conditions are considered life-threatening
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A 10-month-old infant has died after Barrie firefighters responded to a carbon-monoxide call Sunday morning in the city’s south end.

When firefighters arrived at the home, located near Yonge Street and D’Ambrosio Drive, the mother and the infant were unconscious. A three-year-old child was alert, but suffering from symptoms of carbon-monoxide poisoning, said Samantha Hoffmann, fire prevention officer for the Barrie fire department.

Hoffmann said firefighters detected carbon-monoxide levels of 300 parts per million after entering the home around 8:25 a.m.

Firefighters responded to the home for a medical call after the father returned from work, discovered what was happening and called 911.

The mother and three-year-old child have been transported to a Toronto hospital and their medical conditions are considered life-threatening, Hoffmann said.

Hoffmann said Sunday’s call illustrates the need for carbon-monoxide detectors.

“The only way you’re going to know you have a carbon-monoxide problem is with a working alarm,” she said, adding it should be located near sleeping areas.

The home where firefighters responded Sunday morning did not have one, Hoffmann said.


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Raymond Bowe

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Raymond is an award-winning journalist who has been reporting from Simcoe County since 2000
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